Bed sheet



March 26, 1940.

I L. S. SHAUER BED SHEEI Filed Jan. 3, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet '1 ii March 26, 1940. L. s. SHAUER 2,195,039

BED SHEET Filed Jan. 3, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ara/arm, 100/: 6.

Patented Mar. 25,.

PATENT OFFICE! BED snnn'r Louis S. Shauer, Los Angeles, Calif.; Leon 8. Shauer, administrator of said Louis S. Shauer, deceased, assignor to The No-Tuk Corporation, Los Angeles. Calii'., a corporation of California Application January 3, 1938, Serial No. 183,100

4 Claims.

My invention relates generally to beds, and more particularly to a top sheet for beds and has for its principal object the provision of a relatively simple, practical andinexpensive top sheet having its lower or foot end, and particularly the foot corners, constructed so as to fit over the foot end and corners of the underlying mattress so that the sheet cannot be pulled upwardly away from the foot end of the mattress by the occupant of the bed, and the particular construction of the foot end of the sheet being such as to maintain the sheet in smooth condition when properly applied to the mattress.

It is well-known that sheets, and particularly the top sheets, are liable to draw up from the bed or foot portion of the bed, thus leaving the feet of the occupant of the 'bed uncovered, and it is one of the principal objects of my invention to construct the foot portion of the sheet so that it engages the foot corners of the mattress in such a manner as to effectually prevent being pulled lengthwise toward the head of the bed by the occupant thereof.

A further object of my invention is, to construct a top bed sheet so that it will fit smoothly and without wrinkles over the sides and foot portion of ,the mattress, and portions of which sheet are adapted to be folded beneath'the mattress to enhance or render more effective the connection between the sheet and mattress.

A further object of my invention is to provide a top sheet of the character referredto that does not require any additional material in its construction, beyond the amount of material used in the production of conventional bed sheets of standard sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangements of parts that will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which: I I

Fig. 1 is, a plan view of the left hand. portion of a bed sheet constructed in accordance with my invention, with portions thereof broken away.

Fig. 1a is a top plan view of the right hand portion of a bed sheet with parts' broken away and showing an insert positioned in a notch that, is formed in the lower end of the sheet adjacent the right hand edge thereof to form a bulge in the lower corner of the sheet after the insert has been properly secured to the edges of the notch.

Fig. 2 is a large detail section taken entire line 2--2 of Fig. 1. I 1

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section taken on a modified form of the top sheet after the same has been cut in accordance with my invention, and before the edges of the cuts have been secured by stitching or otherwise to each other.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the corner of a mattress and showing the comer portion of the modified form, of top sheet positioned thereupon.-

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to the construction illustrated in Figs 1 to 6 inclusive, i0 designates the body of the sheet which is formed of suitable fabric preferably in a single piece, and having longitudinal and transverse dimensions greater than the corresponding dimensions of the mattress on which the sheet is tobe used. This sheet is provided adjacent its lower corners with recesses or pockets for the accommodation of the foot corners of the mattress, said pockets or recesses being inset from the sides and lower edge of the sheet so as to leave portions of material several inches in width that may be tucked or folded! into position beneath the mattress when the sheet is applied thereto. In Figs. 1 and 1a, Illa designates the top or upper edge of the sheet, lllb the lower or bottom edge, and we the side edges. In Fig. 5, lllb designates the lower or bottom edge ofthe sheet and I00 the side edge thereof.

In order to form these pockets, a substantially triangular portion is cut from the material adjacent the lower edge of the sheet, thus leaving a corresponding substantially triangular opening I I having one straight edge i2 that occupies a position parallel with andpspacedinwardly from the side edge of the sheet, and extending from the inner end of this straight edge l2 is a curved edge I 3 that terminates on the bottom edge of 'the'sheet a short distance inwardly from the end ofthe edge l2 that'joins the body of the sheet.

The distance between thepoints'where the curved edges l3 join the lower edge 01' the body the lower edge'of of the sheet corresponds with the width of the mattress to which the sheet isto be applied, and thus sufficient material is left at the sides of the body of the sheet to be folded down over the sides of the mattress and to extend suitable distances inwardly beneath the mattress adjacent the sides thereof.

Out from the triangular sections of material that are cut from the body of the sheet to form the substantially triangular openings II are substantially oval pieces of fabric H, the width of each piece being considerably less than the width of the opening ll. One end of this piece I4 is substantially semi-circular in shape, as designated by It, and the opposite end is provided with a straight edge It, the length of which is somewhat less than the greatest width of the piece ll.

The piece of material M thus produced from the section of material cut from the sheet to form the opening II, and which otherwise would be waste material, is positioned in the opening II with the center or apex of its rounded end positioned against the curved edge I! at the point designated by K, Fig. 1a, and the curved end l5 of the inserted piece and the side edges thereof are secured to the curved edge i3 and to the straight edge if by stitching, thus providing in the foot corners of the sheet, pockets or recesses that bulge outwardly from the plane occupied by the sheet and which outward bulge is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This insertion of the piece ll in the body of the sheet produces an end extension ll of the material at the side of the opening l4, below the inserted member, and which extension provided a flap that is folded into position beneath the mattress to which the sheet is applied, thus serving to increase and render more effective the connection between the foot portion of the sheet and the mattress. Inasmuch as member I! is inset a considerable distance with respect to the lower foot edge of the sheet, a substantial portion of the body of the sheet at the foot end thereof extends beyond the unattached edge of the inserted member and when the sheet is applied to the bed this projecting end portion is folded into position beneath the foot end of the mattress and which arrangement is of material advantage in aiding the sheet to maintain its proper position upon the mattress and resist upward pulling strains.

Secured to the lower straight edge of the inserted member I4, is a re-inforcing strip or binding member l8 of fabric, the ends thereof being extended on the under face of the sheet beyond the ends of the straight edge and these extended ends are secured by stitching or otherwise to the fabric of the sheet.

This member l8 re-enforces the connection between the lower corners of the inserted member I4 and the sheet.

when my improved top sheet is applied for use, it is placed directly on top of the under sheet 8, which latter is applied directly to the mattress and the bulgingpockets or recesses I receive the corners of the mattress. The sides and lower or bottom edge of the sheet are folded inwardly and tucked into position beneath the mattress, and as a result, the entire lower portion of the top sheet. and particularly the comers thereof, are connected tothe mattress so as to effectively prevent the top sheet from being pulled upwardly away from the foot of the mattress by the occupant of the bed. Further, the connection between my improved top sheet and the mattress is eifective in holding the bottom sheet in proper position upon the mattress and tends to maintain theme in a smooth unwrinkled position.

In the modified construction illustrated in Fig. 7, each corner of the top sheet has a portion cut away to form a relatively narrow elongated V-shaped notch 20 that extends inwardly from the point where the side and end edges of the sheet meet, and substantially larger portions of the fabric to the sides of this notch 20 are removed to form elongated V-shaped notches 2 I.

The respective edges of the notches 20 and II are brought together and secured by stitching or otherwise, with the result that bulging D kets or recesses are formed in the lower corners of the sheet, which pockets or recesses receive the comers of the mattress and provide a very firm connection between the mattress and sheet. Portions of the side and lower end of the sheet extend downwardly over the sides of the mattress and the marginal portions are tucked or folded into position beneath the mattress, thus increasing the connection a between the sheet and mattress.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a top bed sheet that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

The sheet may be easily and quickly applied to or removed from the mattress, and due to the provision of the outwardly bulging corner portions and the provision of a substantial portion at the foot end of the sheet beyond the bulging corners to be tucked under the foot end of the mattress, it is practically impossible to pull the lower portion of the sheet upwardly away from the foot portion of the mattress.

By my improved construction, a substantial saving of material is effected in the manufacture of the sheets, and by providing the mattress corner receiving pockets in the lower portion of the sheet for preventing the sheet from pulling upwardly away from the foot of the mattress, the amount of material required in the length of the sheet is considerably less than where the sheets are of the conventional construction which includes a substantial amount of material to be folded or tucked in beneath the bottom of the mattress.

Obviously, sheets of my improved construction may be used as the under or bottom sheets that are placed directly on top of the mattress, or as the upper or top sheets as herein described.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved bed sheet may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims. I claim as my invention:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a bed sheet having portions near its lower corners cut away and fabric members inserted in said cut away portions and having substantial portions of their edges secured to the bed sheet to form outwardly bulging pockets for the accommodation of the corners of the mattress to which the sheet is applied the sire of said inserted members being substantially less than the size of the cut away portions so that portions of the body of the sheet project beyond the free edges of the inserted members.

2. As a new article of manufacture. a bed edges of the sheet so as to provide portions at sheet provided with openings adjacent its lower corners and substantially oval-shaped members having the greater portions of their edges secured to the edges of said openings to form outwardly bulging pockets for the reception of the corners of the mattress to which the sheet is applied the size of which substantially oval-shaped members is less than the size of the openings in which they are positioned, so that portions of the bottom and sides of the sheet project beyond the free edges of said substantially oval-shaped members.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bed sheet provided adjacent its lower corners with openings that extend inwardly from the lower edge of the sheet, substantially oval-shaped members inserted in said openings to form outwardly bulging pockets for the reception of the corners of the mattress to which the sheet is applied and which inserted members are inset a substantial distance from the side and bottom the sides and bottom edge of the sheet that are adapted to be folded beneath the mattress to which the sheet is applied.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a bed sheet having portions adjacent its lower corners removed to form openings that extend inwardly from the lower edge of the sheet and sections of flexible material positioned wholly Within said openings, with the greater portions of their edges secured to the edges of the sheet around the openings therein, which inserted sections of flexible material are smaller in size than the openings that are formed in the fabric of said sheet so that said inserted sections of flexible material are inset substantial distances from the sides and bottom edges of the sheet and there being one section of flexible material inserted in each opening in the sheet.

LOUIS S. SHAUER. 

